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Courts of Justice Act

ONTARIO REGULATION 114/99

Amended to O. Reg. 89/04

FAMILY LAW RULES

RULE 7:  PARTIES

WHO ARE PARTIES — CASE

7.  (1)  A person who makes a claim in a case or against whom a claim is made in a case is a party to the case.  O. Reg. 114/99, r. 7 (1).

WHO ARE PARTIES — MOTION

(2)  For purposes of a motion only, a person who is affected by a motion is also a party, but this does not apply to a child affected by a motion relating to custody, access, child protection, adoption or child support.  O. Reg. 114/99, r. 7 (2).

PERSONS WHO MUST BE NAMED AS PARTIES

(3)  A person starting a case shall name,

(a)   as an applicant, every person who makes a claim;

(b)   as a respondent,

(i)   every person against whom a claim is made, and

(ii)   every other person who should be a party to enable the court to decide all the issues in the case.  O. Reg. 114/99, r. 7 (3).

PARTIES IN CASES INVOLVING CHILDREN

(4)  In any of the following cases, every parent or other person who has care and control of the child involved, except a foster parent under the Child and Family Services Act, shall be named as a party, unless the court orders otherwise:

1.   A case about custody of or access to a child.

2.   A child protection case.

3.   A secure treatment case (Part VI of the Child and Family Services Act).  O. Reg. 114/99, r. 7 (4).

PARTY ADDED BY COURT ORDER

(5)  The court may order that any person who should be a party shall be added as a party, and may give directions for service on that person.  O. Reg. 114/99, r. 7 (5).

PERMANENT CASE NAME AND COURT FILE NUMBER

(6)  The court file number given to a case and the description of the parties as applicants and respondents in the case shall remain the same on a motion to change an order, a status review application, an enforcement or an appeal, no matter who starts it, with the following exceptions:

1.   In an enforcement of a payment order, the parties may be described instead as payors, recipients and garnishees.

2.   In an appeal, the parties shall also be described as appellants and respondents.

3.   When a case is transferred to another municipality, it may be given a new court file number.  O. Reg. 114/99, r. 7 (6).

RULE 8:  STARTING A CASE

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